diff --git a/src/matrix-api.vala b/src/matrix-api.vala
index b399327..71a9a98 100644
--- a/src/matrix-api.vala
+++ b/src/matrix-api.vala
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ public interface Matrix.API : GLib.Object {
      * @param content the content of the event as a {@link Json.Node}
      */
     public abstract void
-    send_message_event([CCode (delegate_target_pos = 1.5, scope = "async")]
+    send_event([CCode (delegate_target_pos = 1.5, scope = "async")]
                        owned Matrix.API.Callback? @callback,
                        string room_id,
                        string event_type,
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ public interface Matrix.API : GLib.Object {
      * @param content the content of the state event
      */
     public abstract void
-    send_room_event([CCode (delegate_target_pos = 1.5, scope = "async")]
+    send_state_event([CCode (delegate_target_pos = 1.5, scope = "async")]
                     owned Matrix.API.Callback? @callback,
                     string room_id,
                     string event_type,
diff --git a/src/matrix-http-api.vala b/src/matrix-http-api.vala
index 0bf97ec..b26142a 100644
--- a/src/matrix-http-api.vala
+++ b/src/matrix-http-api.vala
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ public class Matrix.HTTPAPI : GLib.Object, Matrix.API {
     }
 
     public void
-    send_message_event(API.Callback? cb,
+    send_event(API.Callback? cb,
                        string room_id,
                        string event_type,
                        string txn_id,
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ public class Matrix.HTTPAPI : GLib.Object, Matrix.API {
     }
 
     public void
-    send_room_event(API.Callback? cb,
+    send_state_event(API.Callback? cb,
                     string room_id,
                     string event_type,
                     string? state_key,